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Sulfur Dioxide Plume from Isla Fernandina
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Published April 16, 2009
A combination of two satellite overpasses tracks the movement of sulfur dioxide westward from Isla Fernandina on April 14, 2009.
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Sulfur Dioxide Emissions, Bulgaria
Published January 27, 2009
This image shows measurements of sulfur dioxide in the air over one of the largest power plants in eastern Europe, the Maritsa Iztok Complex in Bulgaria, on January 12, 2009.
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Beijing Restrictions Reduce Pollution
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Published December 17, 2008
Measures taken by Chinese officials to improve Beijing’s air quality during the 2008 summer Olympic games dramatically cut concentrations of two major pollutants, say NASA researchers.
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Sulfur Dioxide from Noril’sk, Russia
Published December 5, 2008
Much of the world’s nickel, palladium, and copper comes from a single location in Siberia, the Noril’sk mining facility. Because the metals must be extracted from sulfide ore, however, the same facility also produces much of the world’s sulfur dioxide pollution.
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Fires in California
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Published November 18, 2008
Smoke from the recent outbreak of fires in Southern California can clearly be seen from NASA satellites.
The Ozone Hole of 2008
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Published October 25, 2008
On September 12, 2008, the Antarctic ozone hole reached its maximum size for the year.
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Aleutian Islands’ Kasatochi Volcano Erupts
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Published August 14, 2008
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Sulfur Dioxide Cloud from Aleutians’ Kasatochi Volcano
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Between August 7 and August 8, 2008, three explosive eruptions rocked the Kasatochi Volcano in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. In addition to sending a thick plume of ash at least 35,000 feet into the atmosphere, the volcano released a large cloud of sulfur dioxide.
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